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Prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practice on refractive error among students attending Public high schools in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: Uncorrected refractive error is a major public health concern and is the biggest cause of visual impairment in the world. Refractive errors can be easily corrected with spectacles. Lack of knowledge, erroneous ... -
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease among ambulatory Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome patients on antiretroviral therapy at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Availability of antiretroviral therapy has had a profound positive effect on HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality. Renal dysfunction is increasingly being recognized amongst antiretroviral exposed and naïve people ... -
Competence of midwives in prevention and management of postpartum Haemorrhage at Kiambu District Hospital labour ward, Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide and is responsible for 34% of maternal deaths in Africa. It is defined as blood loss of more than 500 ml following vaginal ... -
An Estimation Of Sugarcane Supply Response Among Outgrowers In Mumias Sugar Company In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Over the past few decades, Kenya has had a structural deficit in sugar despite the great potential the country has in sugarcane production. Kenya‟s sugar industry relies entirely on sugarcane production. Sugarcane production ... -
Institutional factors influencing performance of Pupils in kenya certificate of primary education Examinations in public primary schools in Nyahururu District, Laikipia county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The purpose of this study was to investigate the institutional factors that influence performance of public primary schools in KCPE in Nyahururu District in Laikipia County, Kenya. This study was guided by the following ... -
Evaluation of the clinical learning experiences among undergraduate nursing students at the University of Nairobi school of nursing
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)In today,s challenging world,the nurses' active participation in planning the care of patients is vital.Nursing education today must prepare nurses for the future,as health care is dynamic,non-static,and constantly in a ... -
Factors Influencing Recidivism of Offenders: the Case of Kingongo Prison Nyeri County
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Determinants of Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The availability of external finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is a topic of significant research interest to academics and an important issue to policy makers around the globe. Majority of entrepreneurs in ... -
The relationship between Earnings per share and Dividends per share of Companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The relationship between EPS and DPS isn‟t a straight line relationship as the percentage of earnings paid off to the shareholders as dividends isn‟t definite and fixed. The objective of this study was to establish the ... -
The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility on Export Earnings: a Case of Kenyans Exports to Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Kenya’s export earnings are a key contributor to the country’s economic growth. Kenya actively trades with other nations of the world among them the East Africa Community with Uganda being the leading destination of Kenya’s ... -
Economic Growth and Gender Inequalities in Labor Force Participation and Education in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The main development goal of Kenyan government is to raise economic growth and reduce gender inequality. However, majority of the Kenyans still remain in poverty and gender inequality is widening. To achieve its vision ... -
Barriers to cross-cultural communication in international organizations: a case study of the British council kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In times of rapid growth, both in terms of economic development and globalization and international development in developing countries, an increasing number of international organizations extend their development agenda ... -
A framework for adoption of e-agricultural information services by enterpreneural youths in Kiambu, a case of Kikuyu sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Youth unemployment is a major challenge to many developing Nations like Kenya, yet the youths have little interest in agriculture, and there is little or no effort to entice them towards agriculture using technological ... -
The Adoption of Big Data Analytics by Supermarkets in Kisumu County
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The main aim of this study was to establish the extent of adoption of big data analytics (BDA) in enterprises in Kenya with emphasis on supermarkets in Kisumu County and to determine the factors affecting the adoption ... -
Modeling Malaria Prevalence in Africa: A linear mixed effects analysis accounting for missing data
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Malaria is one of the leading causes of illness and mortality in Africa. A lot of resources have been, and continue to be channeled towards prevention, controlling and treatment of malaria. The World Health Organization ... -
Application of 2d electrical resistivity tomography to assess the influence of geology and geological structures on groundwater occurrence and potential in Konza area, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Groundwater occurrence in metamorphic rocks is highly influenced by geological structures. These geological structures, unless mapped with precision, groundwater exploration may end up with low yielding or dry boreholes. ... -
The Effect of Electronic Banking on Financial Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)SACCOs in Kenya have developed rapidly in terms of size, structure and variety of product and services. They have transformed gradually from manual system of operations to a more open, effective and competitive system which ... -
Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of isolates causing urinary tract infections in intensive care unit patients at Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common types of nosocomial infections encountered in the inpatient settings including intensive care unit (ICU). Amongst patients ix admitted to ICU, studies have revealed ... -
The Effect of Components of Kenya Bankers’ Reference Rates on the Interest Rate Spreads of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Commercial banks play a vital role in the economy. By receiving and keeping money for their customers while lending some funds to those who need. The depositors should be able to get return for their savings while borrowers ... -
The Effect of Inflation Rate on Liquidity of Manufacturing Firms Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The paper was commissioned to find out the effect of inflation rate on the CCC of listed Manufacturing firms at the NSE for a period of five years between 2010 -2014.A two tail non-directional hypothesis test of statistical ...
